 | John Norris - 1710 - 424 sider
...Accordingly the Scripture compares it to an Ethiopian changing his Skin. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the Leopard his fpots ? Then may ye alfo do good, that are accuftomd to do evil, Jer. 13. 23. The words in their found exprefs an Impoffibility, in like manner... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1748 - 484 sider
...fpeaks of it as next to a natural impoffibility, chap. xiii. 23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his fpots ? Then may ye alfo do good, that are accuftomed to do evil. This requires great driving indeed. Nothing fhows the fpirit and refolution of a man more, than to... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1748 - 458 sider
...offuch perfons to us, bjr luch things as are naturally impoffible. Can the Ethiofian change his {kin, or the leopard his fpots ? Then may ye alfo do good, that are accuflomed to do evil. Now this confideration added to the former, to the impotency of nature, the... | |
 | William Shepheard - 1748 - 410 sider
...concerning thefe Men in very ftrong Terms, Can the ^Ethiopian change his Skin, or the Leopard his Spots ? Then may ye alfo do Good, that are accuftomed to do Evil (z). Confirmed Ha- •> bits are not eafily rooted out, when they take their Rife only from the moft... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1748 - 428 sider
...like manner we are to underftand this high exprefCon in the text, Can the Ethiopian change his jkin, or the leopard his fpots ? then may ye alfo do good that arc accstftomed to do evil : that is, this moral change of men fettled and fixed in bad habits, is... | |
 | John Abernethy - 1751 - 452 sider
...arifing from vicious Habits. Jerem. xiii. 23. Can the Ethiopian change his jkin, or the leopard bis fpots ? Then may ye alfo do good that are accuftomed to do evil, p. 206 SERMON IX. A Sermon addreffed particularly to young People. Pfalm xxxiv. 11, 12, 13, 14. Come,... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1755 - 318 sider
...his own Sanftification, or make himfelf holy: Jer. xiii. 23. 'Can the Ethiopian change ' his flcin, or the leopard his fpots ? then may ye ' alfo do good, that are accuftomed to do evil.' Jokn xv. 5.6. 'I am the vine, ye are the branches : ' he that abideth in me, and I in him, the fame... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1757 - 510 sider
...fcripture reprefents the condition of fuch perfons to us, by fuch things as are naturally impoflible. " Can the Ethiopian change his fkin, or the " leopard...ye alfo do good, that " are accuftomed to do evil." Now this confideration added to the former, to the impotency of nature, the ftrength of evil habits,... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1757 - 498 sider
...things as are naturally impoflible, to fhew how great our weaknefs and impotency is ; Jer. xiii. 23. " Can the ethiopian change ** his fkin, or the leopard his fpots ? then may ye " alfo do good, who are accuftomed to do evil," And And by how much ftronger the chains of our fins are, SER Mand the... | |
 | Jonathan Mayhew - 1763 - 378 sider
...nation, is harder to be broken than a novel and recent one. Agreeably whereto it is faid in fcripture, " Can the .^Ethiopian " change his fkin, or the leopard his fpots \ " Then may ye alfo that are accuftomed to " do evil, learn to do well." Which words, tho' they are not deflgned to afTert... | |
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